Posted on 07/22/2026 11:02:26 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
Democratic Senate candidates James Talarico and Jon Ossoff are facing scrutiny over significant donations from Reid Hoffman, a billionaire mega-investor with former associations to Jeffrey Epstein, after both accused Republicans of representing the billionaire "Epstein class" over working Americans.
Both Talarico, running in Texas, and Ossoff, running in Georgia, have repeatedly criticized billionaires’ involvement in politics and charged Republicans with being beholden to the "Epstein class" instead of the American people.
Meanwhile, Hoffman, a co-founder of LinkedIn who has previously admitted to spending a night on Epstein’s Caribbean island, has heavily invested in both campaigns. In the Texas Senate race, Hoffman has donated a whopping $11.5 million to the Talarico-aligned super political action committee (PAC), Lone Star Rising, according to the Texas Tribune. The outlet said the billionaire investor sunk $10 million to the PAC in June alone, accounting for nearly 80% of the group’s second-quarter fundraising. In Georgia, Hoffman donated the maximum legal amount, $7,000, to Ossoff’s campaign for the 2025-2026 cycle.
"Democrats like Jon Ossoff and James Talarico vilify corporate billionaires in one breath and accept their cash in the next," a GOP operative remarked to Fox News Digital, adding, "They’re fueling the same ‘money in politics’ gravy train they claim to oppose."
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I wonder why Trump won’t release the Epstein files. Such a curious situation.
When do we get to watch Reid Hoffman be frogmarched by the AG?
Why don’t you answer your own rhetorical question? Are you a Talarico fan?
“Somebody” wants Osoff in office real bad.
Osoff’s Historical Totals:
When including his previous 2020 election run, Ossoff has
raised nearly $98 million total as a US Senate candidate.
Ossoff has raised $77.3 million during the current 2026 election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) data released through June 30, 2026. His campaign reported raising an additional $20 million during the second quarter of 2026, bringing his total available cash on hand to $42.6 million.
He is currently the top political fundraiser in the country for the U.S. Senate.
A breakdown of his fundraising milestones, according to OpenSecrets reports and FEC filings, highlights his financial lead in the Georgia Senate race:
Total Raised (Cycle) $77.3 million
Leading fundraiser among all 2026 Senate hopefuls.
Q2 2026 Haul-——$20M——Far outpaced
Republican opponent, Rep. Mike Collins.
Osoff Cash on Hand-——$42.6 million——Stored
capital heading into the intense general election phase.
Sure sounds like Trump has taught the GOP how to fight.
For sure here in AZ as Biggs, who has nearly zero primary signs or ads out took AZ gov primary with 71% of the vote.
The next guy down is well known but not a fighter.
He got 15%.
The guy setup by the left to split the vote got 5%.
When dems are ahead in funding the media brags. But if one fat cat donates to the GOP they scream “billionaires!”
Now you know why Biden never released the Epstein files.
When dems are ahead in funding the media brags.
But if one fat cat donates to the GOP they scream “billionaires!”
Good catch.
babble is a Reid The Hutt fan...
I live in Texas. Reid and Talarico are on the same team. Traitorico.
Who is contributing to this douche bag?
And, WHY?
TDS fat cats? Marxist NGOs?
He can’t.
No one gives a crap anyway.
I’m completely deaf to the Epstein story.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but the only person that has been identified by the women is Epstein, and the allegation is sexual abuse, not r@pe. So far, none of the women have stated that anyone (other than Andrew) did anything wrong.
Did I miss something?
Gotta be a list!
Somewhere!
There's a sucker born every minute.
they say
Need a list of his contributors!
Government That Works PAC: Contributed $3.75 million to Talarico's aligned super PAC, backed largely by funds originating from the dark money hub Sixteen Thirty Fund.
Tench and Simone Coxe: Venture capitalist and Nvidia shareholder Tench Coxe and his wife Simone, who donated to Talarico's official campaign committee and gave $500,000 to supporting outside groups.
Lone Star Forward Fund Inc.: A policy advocacy 501(c)(4) organization that provided $250,000 in outside support.
I would guess there are many others. Note the double standard claiming all donations to Traitorico are virtuous and those to Paxton are evil.
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